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{{otherpersons|Jack Black}}
{{Infobox actor
| image = Jack Black 2006.jpg
| caption = Jack Black performing in 2006
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| birthname = Thomas J. Black
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1969|8|28}}
| birthplace = {{city-state|Hermosa Beach|California}}
| occupation = [[Musician]], [[film]], [[television]] [[actor]], [[comedian]]
| goldenglobeawards = '''Nominated: [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy]]''' <br> 2004 ''[[School of Rock]]
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'''Jack Black''' (born '''Thomas Jack Black''';<ref>According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905-1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com</ref> [[August 28]], [[1969]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]], [[comedian]] and [[musician]].

With his friend [[Kyle Gass]], Black makes up half of the comedy and rock music duo [[Tenacious D]]. The group has a large cult following along with 2 albums and a full length movie. His acting career is extensive, starring primarily as bumbling, cocky, but internally self-conscious outsiders in comedy films. He is a member of the so-called [[Frat Pack]], a media term for a group of comedians active in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]] films, and has been nominated for a [[Golden Globe]] award.

==Biography==
===Early life===
Black was born in [[Redondo Beach, California]], the son of two [[satellite]] engineers, Judith ([[married and maiden names|née]] Cohen) and Thomas William Black; his mother worked on the [[Hubble Space Telescope]].<ref name="hubble">{{cite news|last=Potton|first=Ed|coauthors=|title=Jack Black does Hollywood on the cheap in Be Kind Rewind|pages=|publisher=The Times|date=[[2008-02-16]]|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article3357790.ece|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref> Jack Black's mother is [[Jewish]] and his father [[conversion to Judaism|converted to Judaism]];<ref>http://www.moviecrazed.com/outpast/jackblack.html</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interfaithfamily.com/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=ekLSK5MLIrG&b=297399&ct=3302407|title=Interfaithfamily|accessdate=2007-03-24}}</ref> Black was thus raised Jewish.<ref name="black1">{{cite web | last =Murray| first=Rebecca| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Kyle Gass and Jack Black Discuss "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny"| publisher =About.com| date =[[2006-11-15]] | url =http://movies.about.com/od/tenaciousd/a/tenacious111506.htm| format =| accessdate =2006-11-20}}</ref> His parents [[divorce]]d when he was 10. Jack Black had a [[Bull Mastiff]] and [[Rottweiler]] mix named Chico. Chico died of [[canine parvovirus|parvovirus]] soon after Jack's parents divorced. Black moved to [[Culver City]] with his father and frequently visited his mother’s home until the end of his first year of college at [[UCLA]] when his father’s family moved to France. As a child, Black appeared in an early [[Atari 2600|Atari]] ''[[Pitfall!]]'' commercial,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZwTT2HtIUs|title=1982 Pitfall! Commercial|accessdate=2007-03-24}}</ref> which was later shown during an appearance on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'' and again on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''.

When he entered high school, his parents suggested that he should transfer to the [[Poseidon school|Poseidon School]], a private secondary school engineered specifically for students struggling in the traditional school system.<ref>{{cite web | title = Jumpin' Jack Black| publisher = The Sidney Sun Herald | date =[[2003-11-03]] | url =http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/02/1067708067856.html?from=storyrhs | accessdate =2006-11-20}}</ref> Black eagerly accepted the proposition, afraid that he would only be [[bullying|bullied]] if he remained in public school. He also attended the [[Crossroads School (Santa Monica)|Crossroads School]], where he excelled in drama. Black later attended [[UCLA]] but dropped out during his sophomore year to pursue a career in the entertainment business, at which point his father discontinued his financial support. Fellow UCLA veteran [[Tim Robbins]] later cast Black in ''[[Bob Roberts]]''. He also had recurring roles on the [[HBO]] [[sketch comedy]] series ''[[Mr. Show with Bob and David|Mr. Show]]''.

===Acting career===
Black's acting career began with primetime TV. He played roles on several shows such as: ''[[The Golden Palace]]'' (Taxi Driver), ''[[Life Goes On (TV series)|Life Goes On]]'' (skinhead), ''[[The X-Files]]'' (Bart 'Zero' Liquori), ''[[Northern Exposure]]'' (Kevin Wilkins, prom king), HBO's [[Mr. Show]] and [[Picket Fences]] (Curtis Williams). Black later took on small roles in ''[[Airborne (film)|Airborne]]'', ''[[Demolition Man]]'', ''[[The Cable Guy]]'', ''[[Bob Roberts]]'', ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'', ''[[Waterworld]]'', ''[[The Jackal]]'', ''[[Bye Bye Love (film)|Bye Bye Love]]'', ''[[Jesus' Son]]'', ''[[Dead Man Walking (film)|Dead Man Walking]]'', ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'', and ''[[I Still Know What You Did Last Summer]]''. He was cast in the role of Barry, the pretentious co-worker to [[John Cusack]]'s record store owner in ''[[High Fidelity (film)|High Fidelity]]'', which garnered him more exposure.

His career soon led to leading roles in films such as ''[[Shallow Hal]]'', ''[[Orange County (film)|Orange County]]'', ''[[School of Rock]]'', ''[[Envy]]'', ''[[Be Kind Rewind]]'', and ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]''. Black starred in two films in 2006: ''[[Nacho Libre]]'', in which he played a [[Mexico|Mexican]] friar following his childhood dream of wrestling and pursuing true victory by fighting for the children of an orphanage, and ''[[Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny]]'', a fictionalized account of the band's formation and their quest to obtain a "supranatural" guitar pick. ''Nacho Libre'' opened on [[June 16]], [[2006]]; ''[[Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny]]'' was released [[November 22]], [[2006]].

He starred alongside [[Jude Law]], [[Cameron Diaz]], and [[Kate Winslet]] in ''[[The Holiday]]'', in which he played Miles, the love interest of Winslet's character. In 2007 Black starred in ''[[Margot at the Wedding]]'', opposite [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]] and [[Nicole Kidman]], released [[November 16]], [[2007]].

Jack Black has appeared numerous times on the "untelevised TV network" [[short film]] [[film festival|festival]] [[Channel101]], starring in the shows ''[[Computerman (TV series)|Computerman]]'', ''Timebelt'', and ''Laserfart''. He also provided an introduction for the unaired sketch comedy, ''[[Awesometown]]'', donning a [[British Empire|Colonial]]-era military uniform. In the introduction, he claims to be [[George Washington]] (and takes credit for the accomplishments of other American Presidents such as [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[Abraham Lincoln]]) and gives viewers a general idea as to what they should expect from the show. Black has also guest starred in the [[Adult Swim]] show ''[[Tom Goes to the Mayor]]'' as a bear trap store owner.

Black appeared in an un-aired [[pilot episode]] for a show directed by [[Ben Stiller]] called ''[[Heat Vision and Jack]]'' where he played an ex-astronaut pursued by actor [[Ron Silver]]. He was accompanied by his friend who had merged with a motorcycle, voiced by [[Owen Wilson]]. In a Season 3 episode of ''[[The X-Files]]'', titled "D.P.O.", Black played Bart 'Zero' Liquori, friend to Darren, a teen who could cause lightning strikes, played by [[Giovanni Ribisi]].

Black hosted the 2006 ''[[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|Kids Choice Awards]]'' on [[April 1]], [[2006]] and hosted it again on [[March 29]], [[2008]]. He also appeared on the [[MTV]] video music awards on [[August 31]], [[2006]]. He is also a member of the [[Frat Pack]], which also includes [[Owen Wilson]], [[Luke Wilson]], [[Ben Stiller]], [[Will Ferrell]], [[Vince Vaughn]], and [[Steve Carell]]. Jack Black has made five appearances on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'': three times as a host, once as a musical guest (with Kyle Gass as Tenacious D), and another appearance with Tenacious D, not as a host or musical guest. He appeared on [[VH1]]'s Internet video show [[Acceptable.TV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acceptable.tv|title=acceptable.tv<!--INSERT TITLE-->|accessdate=2007-03-24}}</ref>

Black has also voice acted for ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Husbands and Knives]]", voicing the friendly owner of the rival comic book store, Milo. In 2008, he will be voicing the main character, roadie Eddie Riggs, in the rock-themed action-adventure video game, [[Brutal Legend]]. Black also appeared in a [[Who Wants To Be A Millionaire]] celebrity edition along with [[Denis Leary]], [[Jimmy Kimmel]] and others and walked away with $125,000.

Black stars alongside [[Mos Def]] in the film ''[[Be Kind Rewind]]'', written and directed by [[Michel Gondry]], and released on [[February 22]], [[2008]].

Black starred in the 2008 film ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' voicing for the character Po to high critical praise.

He portrayed Professor Manfred in the [[Tom and Jerry]]/[[Winx Club]] direct-to-video prequel, Tom and Jerry: Animal Dreams, featuring [[Jake T. Austin]] & [[Laurence Fishburne]], and [[Gina Torres]].

===Music career===
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[[Image:Jables.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Jack Black with [[Kyle Gass]] of [[Tenacious D]].]]
Black is the lead singer for the rock comedy band [[Tenacious D]]. They have released two albums, a self-titled [[Tenacious D (album)|debut]], and the follow up, ''[[The Pick of Destiny]]'' (from which their song "The Metal" went on to be used in music video game ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]''). The latter coincides with the movie ''Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny''. The film, directed by Tenacious D veteran [[Liam Lynch]], features recurring characters such as Lee the superfan and Sasquatch. [[Tim Robbins]] cameos (both Black and Gass appeared in Robbins' 1999 film ''[[Cradle Will Rock]]''), as does [[Dave Grohl]] as [[Satan]]. Ben Stiller also makes an appearance as a worker at Guitar Center, and also another appearance in the music video for [[Tribute (song)|Tribute]].

Tenacious D recently helped the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation<ref>[http://www.UMDF.org Home - UMDF<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> to raise awareness and funds in San Diego on June 16, 2007. Tenacious D can also be seen performing in the Pauly Shore film ''Bio-Dome'', where the duo are performing at a "Save the Environment" party. Black was also a guest star on an episode of ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' entitled "Ellen the Musical", alongside [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] star [[Kristin Chenoweth]] and teenage singer-actress [[Olivia Olson]]. On the show, besides singing, he discussed his then-upcoming film ''Nacho Libre'' with the host.

Black has also appeared on Dave Grohl's ''[[Probot (band)|Probot]]'' album, providing vocals for the hidden song "I Am The Warlock", and [[Liam Lynch (musician)|Liam Lynch's]] ''[[Fake Songs]]'' album, providing vocals for the song "Rock and Roll Whore". Black performed a cover of [[Marvin Gaye]]'s "[[Let's Get It On]]" in the last sequence of ''High Fidelity''. He lent his musical abilities to the [[Queens of the Stone Age]] song "Burn the Witch" with rhythmic stomps and claps, some performed with his eyes closed.

Black has appeared in [[music video]]s by [[Beck]], "[[Sexx Laws]]"; [[Foo Fighters]] ( "[[Learn To Fly]]", "[[Low (Foo Fighters song)|Low]]", and "[[The One (Foo Fighters song)|The One]]");
[[The Eagles of Death Metal]], "[[I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)]]"; and [[Sum 41]] ("[[Things I Want]]"), [[Weezer]] "[[Photograph (Weezer song)|Photograph]]"

===Personal life===
Regarding exercise, Black has been quoted as saying that [[Ultimate Frisbee]] is the only form of exercise that he doesn't hate.
Black dated actress and comedian [[Laura Kightlinger]] from 1997 until 2005. In January 2006, he became engaged to [[Tanya Haden]] (daughter of the [[jazz]] double bassist [[Charlie Haden]]). Haden herself is an accomplished cellist. Both attended Crossroads school, but met again 15 years after graduating, at a friend's birthday party. Black proposed marriage around [[Christmas]] [[2005]] with a [[$]]50,000 Neil Lane ring. They married on [[March 14]], [[2006]], in [[Big Sur, California]].<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1172114,00.html Jack Black Elopes with Tanya Haden - Marriage, Jack Black : People.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Their son, Samuel Jason "Sammy" Black, was born on [[June 10]], [[2006]], at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1203366,00.html It's a Boy for Jack Black, Wife - Birth, Jack Black : People.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On May 23 2008, Black and his wife welcomed their second child, another boy, whom they named Thomas "Tommy" Black, Jr..<ref>http://www.usmagazine.com/jack-black-welcomes-son</ref>

===Comedic style===
Black's comedic style combines many key elements from both sides of the traditional [[double act]]. Black typically begins a skit in which he presents an earnest introduction to a premise or subject that quickly reveals itself to be flawed or fundamentally ludicrous. Black then switches completely to a far-extreme caricature of human emotion.

His would-be bent-man Gass often functions to trigger these outbursts. Tenacious D’s subject matter illustrates this technique. In "[[Tribute (song)|Tribute]]", Tenacious D tells a story in which they claim to have performed "The Greatest Song in the World" for a "Shiny Demon" who would otherwise "EAT THEIR SOULS". In "[[Inward Singing]]", Black doesn’t merely discover a new vocal technique, he discovers what he refers to as "the most powerful tool in singing technology since [[yodeling]]". Black's skits also use the catchphrase 'more cushion for the pushin', a self-deprecating reference to his abdominal body fat. Black hosted the [[2006 Kids' Choice Awards]], and returned in the [[2008 Kids' Choice Awards]].

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Other notes
|-
| [[1991 in film|1991]] || ''[[Our Shining Moment]]'' || Teenage Boy ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1993 in film|1993]] || ''[[Demolition Man (film)|Demolition Man]]''|| Wasteland Scrap ||
|-
| ''[[Airborne (film)|Airborne]]'' || Augie ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1994 in film|1994]] || ''[[The NeverEnding Story III]]''|| Slip ||
|-
| ''[[Blind Justice (film)|Blind Justice]]''|| Private ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[1995 in film|1995]] || ''[[Waterworld]]''|| Floatplane Pilot||
|-
| ''[[Dead Man Walking (film)|Dead Man Walking]]''|| Craig Poncelet ||
|-
| ''[[Bye Bye Love (film)|Bye Bye Love]]'' || Party DJ ||
|-
|rowspan="5"| [[1996 in film|1996]] || ''[[Mars Attacks!]]''|| Billy Glenn Norris ||
|-
| ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]''|| Technician ||
|-
| ''[[The Cable Guy]]''|| Rick ||
|-
| ''[[Bio-Dome]]''|| Himself (as part of [[Tenacious D]]) ||
|-
| ''[[Crossworlds]]''|| Steve ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1997 in film|1997]] || ''[[The Jackal (film)|The Jackal]]'' || Ian Lamont ||
|-
| ''[[Bongwater (film)|Bongwater]]'' || Devlin ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1998 in film|1998]] || ''[[I Still Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' || Titus Telesco ||
|-
| ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' || Fiedler ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1999 in film|1999]] || ''[[Jesus' Son]]'' || George ||
|-
| ''[[Cradle Will Rock]]'' || Sid ||
|-
| [[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[High Fidelity (film)|High Fidelity]]'' || Barry ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[2001 in film|2001]] || ''[[Shallow Hal]]'' || Hal Larson ||
|-
| ''[[Saving Silverman]]'' || J.D. McNugent ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[Orange County (film)|Orange County]]'' || Lance Brumder ||
|-
| ''[[Ice Age (film)|Ice Age]]'' || Zeke (voice) ||
|-
| ''[[Run Ronnie Run]]'' || Lead Chimney Sweeper ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[School of Rock]]'' || Dewey Finn || Nominated for a Golden Globe<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0085312/awards</ref>
|-
| ''[[Melvin Goes to Dinner]]'' || Mental Patient ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[Shark Tale]]'' || Lenny (voice) ||
|-
| ''[[Envy (film)|Envy]]'' || Nick Vanderpark ||
|-
| ''[[Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy]]'' || Motorcyclist || Uncredited (cameo)
|-
| [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]'' || [[Carl Denham]] ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[2006 in film|2006]] || ''[[Nacho Libre]]'' || Nacho ||
|-
| ''[[The Holiday]]'' || Miles ||
|-
| ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'' || Jack "JB" Black ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[2007 in film|2007]] || ''[[Margot at the Wedding]]'' || Malcolm ||
|-
| ''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]'' || [[Paul McCartney]] || uncredited
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]'' || Milo || Voice
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[2008 in film|2008]] || ''[[Be Kind Rewind]]'' || Jerry ||
|-
| ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' || Po || Voice
|-
| ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' || Fats Portnoy || ''awaiting release''
|-
|rowspan="1"| [[2009 in film|2009]] || ''[[The Year One]]'' || Zed || ''post-production''
|}

==Salaries==
{{refimprovesect|date=April 2008}}

*$5,000,000 - ''Tropic Thunder'' (2008)
*$1,000,000 - ''Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny'' (2006)<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/movies/08john.html "Jack Black Revisits The Glory Days Known as Tenacious D"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 8 October 2006.</ref> Split equally with [[Kyle Gass]], with whom will share 10% of gross revenues once production & marketing costs are recouped.
*$8,000,000 - ''Nacho Libre'' (2006)
*$2,000,000 - ''Orange County'' (2002)
*$2,000,000 - ''Shallow Hal'' (2001)

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*{{imdb name|name=Jack Black|id=0085312}}
*{{amg name|2:195232}}
*[http://www.margotatthewedding.com Margot at the Wedding]
*[[lyricwiki:Jack Black|Jack Black]] at [[LyricWiki]]
*[http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Jack+Black/ Suicide Girls interview]
*[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,6903,1664609,00.html The Observer interview] (November 2005)
*[http://www.maximonline.com/Entertainment/ComedicActorsInSeriousRoles/slideshow/3472/228.aspx?src=dx31 Jack Black in King Kong]
*[http://citybeat.com/2003-10-08/film.shtml CityBeat interview]

{{Tenacious D}}

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